Percentage of students ages 12–18 who reported being afraid of attack or harm, by location and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1995 through 2011

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Student or school characteristic

1995

1999

2001

2003

2005

20071

20091

20111

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

At school

Total

11.8

(0.39)

7.3

(0.37)

6.4

(0.31)

6.1

(0.31)

6.4

(0.39)

5.3

(0.33)

4.2

(0.33)

3.7

(0.28)

Sex

Male

10.8

(0.51)

6.5

(0.44)

6.4

(0.38)

5.3

(0.34)

6.1

(0.56)

4.6

(0.42)

3.7

(0.38)

3.7

(0.41)

Female

12.8

(0.58)

8.2

(0.53)

6.4

(0.43)

6.9

(0.48)

6.7

(0.47)

6.0

(0.45)

4.8

(0.51)

3.8

(0.36)

Race/ethnicity2

White

8.1

(0.36)

5.0

(0.32)

4.9

(0.35)

4.1

(0.35)

4.6

(0.39)

4.2

(0.37)

3.3

(0.35)

3.0

(0.31)

Black

20.3

(1.31)

13.5

(1.27)

8.9

(0.87)

10.7

(1.22)

9.2

(1.19)

8.6

(1.18)

7.0

(1.12)

4.9

(1.03)

Hispanic

20.9

(1.27)

11.7

(1.20)

10.6

(1.07)

9.5

(0.65)

10.3

(1.16)

7.1

(0.88)

4.9

(0.89)

4.8

(0.59)

Asian

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

6.2

!

(2.09)

2.3

!

(1.05)

5.9

!

(2.25)

4.2

!

(1.52)

Other

13.5

(1.58)

6.7

(1.09)

6.4

(1.11)

5.0

(1.31)

5.7

(1.63)

3.3

!

(1.09)

‡

(†)

4.1

!

(1.31)

Grade

6th

14.3

(1.13)

10.9

(1.37)

10.6

(1.26)

10.0

(1.35)

9.5

(1.14)

9.9

(1.33)

6.4

(1.20)

5.6

(1.08)

7th

15.3

(1.02)

9.5

(0.79)

9.2

(0.95)

8.2

(0.86)

9.1

(1.04)

6.7

(0.86)

6.2

(1.06)

4.5

(0.69)

8th

13.0

(0.84)

8.1

(0.74)

7.6

(0.69)

6.3

(0.68)

7.1

(0.95)

4.6

(0.71)

3.5

(0.75)

4.6

(0.71)

9th

11.6

(0.82)

7.1

(0.74)

5.5

(0.63)

6.3

(0.61)

5.9

(0.71)

5.5

(0.87)

4.6

(0.75)

4.2

(0.66)

10th

11.0

(0.82)

7.1

(0.77)

5.0

(0.71)

4.4

(0.67)

5.5

(0.89)

5.2

(0.87)

4.6

(0.79)

3.9

(0.63)

11th

8.9

(0.80)

4.8

(0.68)

4.8

(0.65)

4.7

(0.66)

4.6

(0.73)

3.1

(0.63)

3.3

(0.74)

1.8

(0.48)

12th

7.8

(0.94)

4.8

(0.88)

2.9

(0.55)

3.7

(0.53)

3.3

(0.69)

3.1

(0.65)

1.9

!

(0.57)

2.2

(0.57)

Urbanicity3

Urban

18.4

(0.84)

11.6

(0.81)

9.7

(0.59)

9.5

(0.68)

10.5

(0.92)

7.1

(0.81)

6.9

(0.84)

5.2

(0.60)

Suburban

9.8

(0.49)

6.2

(0.42)

4.8

(0.33)

4.8

(0.30)

4.7

(0.41)

4.4

(0.41)

3.0

(0.33)

3.1

(0.39)

Rural

8.6

(0.80)

4.8

(0.70)

6.0

(0.97)

4.7

(0.93)

5.1

(0.97)

4.9

(0.59)

3.9

(0.63)

3.0

(0.63)

Control of school

Public

12.2

(0.43)

7.7

(0.38)

6.6

(0.33)

6.4

(0.34)

6.6

(0.42)

5.5

(0.34)

4.4

(0.35)

3.9

(0.30)

Private

7.3

(1.01)

3.6

(0.81)

4.6

(0.92)

3.0

(0.73)

3.8

(0.82)

2.5

!

(0.89)

1.9

!

(0.74)

1.5

!

(0.64)

Away from school

Total

—

(†)

5.7

(0.32)

4.6

(0.28)

5.4

(0.29)

5.2

(0.33)

3.5

(0.29)

3.3

(0.32)

2.4

(0.23)

Sex

Male

—

(†)

4.1

(0.34)

3.7

(0.31)

4.0

(0.30)

4.6

(0.42)

2.4

(0.31)

2.5

(0.34)

2.0

(0.27)

Female

—

(†)

7.4

(0.49)

5.6

(0.42)

6.8

(0.48)

5.8

(0.48)

4.5

(0.40)

4.1

(0.51)

2.7

(0.30)

Race/ethnicity2

White

—

(†)

4.3

(0.32)

3.7

(0.29)

3.8

(0.31)

4.2

(0.40)

2.5

(0.28)

2.2

(0.28)

1.6

(0.24)

Black

—

(†)

8.7

(1.00)

6.3

(0.87)

10.0

(1.13)

7.3

(0.96)

4.9

(0.73)

5.7

(1.10)

3.5

(0.86)

Hispanic

—

(†)

8.9

(1.03)

6.5

(0.75)

7.4

(0.80)

6.2

(0.84)

5.9

(0.80)

3.9

(0.70)

3.3

(0.50)

Asian

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

—

(†)

7.4

!

(2.89)

‡

(†)

7.1

!

(2.50)

3.2

!

(1.15)

Other

—

(†)

5.4

(1.04)

6.6

(1.32)

3.9

(1.02)

3.1

!

(1.28)

‡

(†)

4.0

!

(1.79)

2.5

!

(1.05)

Grade

6th

—

(†)

7.8

(1.11)

6.3

(1.15)

6.8

(1.01)

5.6

(0.99)

5.9

(1.20)

3.3

(0.89)

3.0

(0.86)

7th

—

(†)

6.1

(0.72)

5.5

(0.80)

6.7

(0.80)

7.5

(0.89)

3.0

(0.55)

4.0

(0.78)

2.7

(0.58)

8th

—

(†)

5.5

(0.66)

4.4

(0.61)

5.3

(0.71)

5.0

(0.72)

3.6

(0.65)

3.3

(0.72)

2.1

(0.43)

9th

—

(†)

4.6

(0.63)

4.5

(0.62)

4.3

(0.55)

3.8

(0.61)

4.0

(0.75)

2.6

(0.62)

3.5

(0.65)

10th

—

(†)

4.8

(0.63)

4.2

(0.63)

5.3

(0.67)

4.7

(0.66)

3.0

(0.60)

5.5

(0.96)

1.7

(0.46)

11th

—

(†)

5.9

(0.72)

4.7

(0.62)

4.7

(0.69)

4.2

(0.74)

2.3

(0.56)

2.2

(0.56)

2.9

(0.70)

12th

—

(†)

6.1

(0.86)

3.3

(0.62)

4.9

(0.72)

5.4

(0.98)

3.2

(0.61)

2.1

(0.63)

1.0

!

(0.37)

Urbanicity3

Urban

—

(†)

9.1

(0.82)

7.4

(0.68)

8.1

(0.60)

6.7

(0.61)

5.3

(0.67)

5.8

(0.87)

3.4

(0.42)

Suburban

—

(†)

5.0

(0.31)

3.8

(0.33)

4.4

(0.34)

4.6

(0.43)

2.7

(0.36)

2.5

(0.33)

2.2

(0.30)

Rural

—

(†)

3.0

(0.71)

3.0

(0.59)

4.0

(0.69)

4.7

(0.98)

2.8

(0.54)

1.9

(0.48)

1.0

!

(0.35)

Control of school

Public

—

(†)

5.8

(0.32)

4.6

(0.30)

5.4

(0.31)

5.2

(0.34)

3.6

(0.30)

3.5

(0.33)

2.4

(0.23)

Private

—

(†)

5.0

(0.92)

5.1

(1.08)

4.7

(0.89)

4.9

(1.41)

2.1

!

(0.72)

1.8

!

(0.71)

1.6

!

(0.68)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Starting in 2007, the reference period was the school year, whereas in prior survey years the reference period was the previous 6 months. Cognitive testing showed that estimates from 2007 onward are comparable to previous years.

2 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. "Other" includes American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians (prior to 2005), Pacific Islanders, and, from 2003 onward, persons reporting that they are of two or more races. Due to changes in racial/ethnic categories, comparisons of race/ethnicity across years should be made with caution.

3 Refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined in 2000 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Categories include "central city of an MSA (Urban)," "in MSA but not in central city (Suburban)," and "not MSA (Rural)."

NOTE: "At school" includes the school building, on school property, on a school bus, and, from 2001 onward, going to and from school. Students were asked if they "never," "almost never," "sometimes," or "most of the time" feared that someone would attack or harm them at school or away from school. Students responding "sometimes" or "most of the time" were considered fearful. For the 2001 survey only, the wording was changed from "attack or harm" to "attack or threaten to attack."

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, selected years, 1995 through 2011. (This table was prepared September 2013.)